Much of the buzz we've been hearing about SpaceX recently has been about unmanned spaceflights — including last week's International Space Station re-supply mission for NASA. Indeed, the company has been so busy working on perfecting its reusable rocket technology that we may have forgotten it's also preparing for the eventuality of sending humans to space.

SpaceX is actually developing what could be the next generation of space suits for NASA as part of its Commercial Crew Program. In a tweet on Saturday, CEO and founder Elon Musk said that we'll soon get a glimpse of what the suits will look like:

In a Reddit AMA back in October of 2015, Musk said that SpaceX's space suit "needs to both look like a 21st century spacesuit and work well." If what Musk modeled in an interview with fashion magazine Vogue back in 2015 was similar to the prototype, then we can expect the suit to look very cool indeed. As for function, SpaceX is still conducting tests — as Musk mentioned in the tweet.

Could the "ocean landing mobility/safety tests" mean the suit is designed for exploration beyond the inside of a spacecraft? We'll have to wait and see. SpaceX is slated for a loop around the Moon in 2018, which has already been paid for by two space tourists. If all goes according to plan, that trip could be the first time SpaceX's suits will grace space.


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